Coordinates: 52°26′02″N 4°16′30″W / 52.434°N 4.275°W / 52.434; -4.275 West Wales (Welsh: Gorllewin Cymru) is the western area of Wales.

Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire,^[1] an area called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.^[2] Other definitions include Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, but exclude Ceredigion.^[3][4] The 'West Wales and the Valleys' NUTS area includes more westerly parts of North Wales.^[2]

Contents 1 Historic use of the term 2 Notes 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Historic use of the term

Historically, the term West Wales was applied to the Kingdom of Cornwall during the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain and the period of the Heptarchy.^[5] The Old English word Wealas, meaning "foreigners" in the sense of Britons, gave its name to Wales, and was also applied to Cornwall, as "West Wealas" meaning Western foreigners.

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• Geography of Wales
• South West Wales
• South Wales
• Mid Wales
• North Wales

[edit] External links

• Wild West Wales
• Come Visit Wales tourism site